Why are shootings common in America?

Cann't help it. The gun is the root cause. But on the other hand, this is only a sufficient condition, not a necessary condition. The necessary condition for the frequent shooting incidents in the United States is the deterioration of the social environment.

Indeed, legally, the United States follows the principle of equality and fairness, but as an immigrant country and a multi-ethnic country with white supremacy, the contradictions and prejudices between ethnic groups cannot be completely eliminated. In fact, as you know, many American policemen always tend to be partial to whites (not all of them, of course, but not a small proportion) intentionally or unintentionally in law enforcement. Moreover, another feature of immigrant countries is that different ethnic groups will inevitably hold a group together, and they will more or less exclude other ethnic groups. Moreover, it is impossible to be monolithic within the same ethnic group, and infighting is inevitable (I don't know what black people are like, but factions between white and yellow people in the United States are still very common until now). From the beginning, American culture contains the idea of fighting violence with violence, and advocates that individuals are allowed to fight violence with violence when they are treated with violence. In fact, this is only a self-defense rule, but this rule has existed since colonial times. Whether the original colonists or people who came to America to make a living later, since they dared to cross the ocean to come to this completely strange place, it proves that these people are more or less restless in their bones, perhaps not necessarily vicious, but most of them are also types who dare to fight and fight (although most of the first batch of people who went to the United States were vicious, and some of them were criminals at all). In a word, American family history determines that its social environment is doomed to advocate violence.

In this environment, Americans have a violent factor in their bones. If everyone feels comfortable in a better economy, then they can live in peace. But once the economy has problems, living conditions will naturally be affected. As the saying goes, it is difficult to change from frugality to extravagance and from extravagance to frugality. Americans who are used to living a good life can hardly tolerate even a slight decline in living standards. The rich and middle class may be all right, but the middle and lower classes, which occupy most of the society, are most affected by the economic downturn, and may even lead to a cliff-like decline in their living standards among some people. In recent years, the United States has indeed experienced an economic downturn. Although the total amount is still considerable, many detailed data do show that the living standards of many Americans have been affected. This will also lead to the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the further intensification of ethnic contradictions and the increase of violent crimes. In this environment, even if the United States strictly prohibits guns, it is difficult to avoid violent incidents, and it is nothing more than replacing guns with moving knives. Of course, without a gun, the damage may be much smaller. This is going to talk about the sufficient conditions-can't help but shoot.

In fact, the management of guns in the United States is far looser than that stipulated by law. Some States even allow students to carry guns on campus (as long as they don't show them), and guns are easy to buy. American citizens need to rely on a driver's license (the United States does not have an ID card, and the same document is a driver's license); Non-American citizens can buy guns with green cards, social security cards and other documents after living for three months (the effect is equivalent to "tax evasion certificates" and other documents), plus holding a gun license or a hunting license. In addition, the American folk gun market is huge, and all arms dealers are reluctant to give up this big cake that is basically inseparable (including Chinese enterprises). In fact, some China guns have been modified for the civilian market, although not many are exported to the United States. This has led to the proliferation of guns in the United States. You know, the number of guns in the United States is even larger than the population of the United States. It is not uncommon for a person to have a gun at home (I bought a few guns myself in America, bought them according to hunting photos, and now I keep them with my friends in America).

In a word, the tradition of advocating violence and the intensification of social contradictions are the fundamental reasons for the frequent violent incidents in the United States. It is precisely because of the proliferation of guns in the United States that most of these violent incidents are shootings.